(Friday Issue, 1 July 2016)
Bangz
Entertainment, a talent agency and media production company, has partnered with
the Gambia Radio and Television Services (GRTS) to make a reality TV show,
dubbed Rising Star Africa Gambia Chapter.
Speaking
in a press conference at a hotel in Bijilo, Mariama Bangura, CEO of Bangz
Entertainment, said the show is designed to entertain and inspire the general
public for innovation.
“The
show is geared towards discovering and promoting local talents of any type by
providing a platform for contestants to showcase their talents,” she said.
CEO
Bangura said the participants will be auditioned by a panel of judges and each
stage of the elimination will be aired on the TV for viewers to vote for their
favourite contestants.
“The
final will be done in a prestigious auditorium in front of a live audience
where a winner will emerge and go home with a grand prize,” she explained.
Tentatively,
the programme will hold from 19 August to 12 November but auditions will start
in early August in four locations in Greater Banjul and Kombos.
Bangura
pointed out that the show will provide a platform for amateur talents to
contribute to the socio-economic development and it will as well provide
entertainment to the viewers.
She
said the contestants will be given the opportunity to pursue their dreams by
showcasing their talents on national television.
“There
are talented people out there who are not yet discovered; there are young
people whose dreams are to become renowned musicians, actors, dancers,
painters, the list goes on whose ultimate dreams are to make a significant
impact internationally,” she affirmed.
Kemo
Jatta, senior marketing manager at GRTS, called on institutions and partners to
give support the reality TV show by sponsoring it.
